http://heather-s.webs.com/

                                       &nbs p;       

I'm exhausted, but we finally did it! We got MARRIED!!  

The week comming up to the wedding was pretty hecktic....trying to finish the DIY projects (PS do yours NOW) and organzing timing of vendors. I didn;t get much sleep all week so I was litterally burned out. My family must have notice bc they really came through for me, helping me get everything done. 

So here is the recap:

Friday was the church set-up day. I took friday off and spent the morning running around getting last minute tape, pins, and random things I forgot I needed to set up! At 12 the decorator called saying she needed the linens from the cateror bc she wanted to set up friday night.....ummmm THANKS! I had to literally hunt down the caterer and thank-fully we were able to get them in time.

We headed off to the chuch at 3pm and started to set-up. It went so fast! It only took us about 2 hours to decorate the entire church! I was so calm after and loved how everything turned out. :) The rehersal went great as well....we spent some time perfecting the timing of the music but we got it down eventually.  

Afterward we went to Ryan's moms house for dinner.

We had so much fun! Everyone loooovvved their gifts and we just had a great time. Except when Ryan's dad accidently kicked him in the foot playing soccer and Ryan was limping at the wedding :(

That night I only got 2 hours of sleep bc we had to go set up the reception the MORNING OF and i was freaking! We got to the hall at 6AM and started to set up. The decorator had done the ceiling sweep, head, gfit and cake table skirting. We got there and noticed she only made the head table long enough for 10 people and we had 13!!! I was livid and called her right away and she came and fixed it but charged us extra for the trip.....MORE LIVID. We also realized when the caterer got there that she didnt supply the wine glasses....this totally had slipped my mind!! so DH and his dad rushed out and rented them from a party store...sheeessss good thing we started early! We finished setting up at 10AM and heading back to my parents house.

 The hair and makeup showed up right at 11am. My bridesmaids were all there as well starting to get ready :)

At 11am my dad went to pick up the flowers....they were GOREGOUS!! We then started to arrange the bouquets for the bridesmaids.

After we assembled the flowers I started to get my gear on :D

We had some extra time so we decided to take some shots at my parents home beore we left.

ON OUR WAY!

 The ceremony started right on schedule. It was beautiful. Everything went perfectly. I loved what the TRIO did and everyone adored our vows (see below) and our cord of three strands unity ceremony (see below)

After a ceremony ended it was formal portrait time at the church and fun photos are the waterfall with the bridal party. We got to the hall a little late...opps...and did our grand entrance to "Ive got a feeling" The dinner started then and the night was filled with speaches, games, slideshows and dancing. We had so much fun and has SO many guests say it was the best wedding they had ever attended. WOOT!

                                                            

Overall, everything went to much better than i could have hoped...and the end result isnt bad either :) Im so luck y to have met and married the man of my dreams. Ryan was so supportive throughout the entire wedding process and I can't thank him enough. 

xoxox THANK-YOU! 

PRE-CEREMONY       

The Ceremony

Formals:

RECEPTION:

My sister, BIL and father doing a Techno Dance in our honour :)                     Bouquet toss!

 MIL's reaction when her 18 yr old daughter caught the bouqet!                          Balloon Games

Shoe Game

Thank-you xoxo

So the weekend started off fairly tipical. Ryan and I were working on a side job together paint window....he works as a renovator and I went to school for woodworking so this is how we spend our weekends...lol... On the way back to my parents house Ryan suggests that we go on a conoe trip the next day. We are both really outdoorsy and we have made conoeing a tradition in our summers. We get back to my parents house and Ryan tells me that he didn't pack enough clothes for the following day that he wanted to make a picnic for tomorrow and was going to go home and come back after church the next day. (I found out later that he actually forgot the ring at his house and had to go back to get it!!!)

So the following day we get into the river and go on our way. There is an "island" on the river that is really special to us. During our first summer together we discovered it and have stopped at it every time after that. We have really good memories of this little plot of dirt :). So we stopped on the island and Ryan tells me that he is going to set up the picnic and asked me to tie up the canoe. He comes back and tell me to close my eyes bc he wanted to led me back to the place where he set up the food.....I think at this point things started to click in my head and i was sooooo nervous!!! he led me back and asked me to open my eyes and there he was on his knee and has a picnic set up covered with roses. He asked me to be his wife and I said "Yes!!!!"  

                               The "island in the middle of the river is where it happened!! :)

PW...

Meet Ryan - Ryan works as a custom renovator. He has worked in construction from as young as 11 with his Grandapa. Right now he is working with his mom's cousin and is going to school to get his tickets. He plans to open his own buisness doing construction in the future. We recently bought a house that we are planning on flipping....his little project while I'm involved in the wedding :). In Ryan's spare time....he loves to do extreme sports, biking, white water canoeing are his favorites.

Meet Heather (me) :) - I am currently working as an engineer designer....desgining furniture and fixtures for major retail stores. I graduated from college as a woodworking technician last year. In my spare time I love to go shopping with friends, plan the wedding and interior decorate. I hope to start my own wedding planning buisness soon after our wedding.

                                       &nbs p;                 HOW IT BEGAN...

Our story is a little embarassing for myself :). Ryan and I went to the same highschool and hanged out with the same group of friends in Grade 9 but we never offically met.... he still bugs me that i never even noticed him...mostly because i had a HUGE crush on his best friend! HA. During the summer going into grade 10 I attended kingdombound (A christan concert retreat at Darien Lake Theme Park) with my family. There is a rollercoaster there called Superman and a friend and I decided that we were going to flash the camera at the end of the ride! (the camera is set up right by the line up so everyone can see you btw). So at the end of the ride we did flash the camera only to find out that when the ride stopped right beside the lineup Ryan was there with his cousin and reconzied me!! (sooo embarassing!)

So back at school he comes up to my locker with a mutual friend of ours and points out that he saw me flash :P. (Awesome first impression). I was then tramatized to find out that we had two classes together that semester. He tried to continue and pester me but I just came right back at him with some harmles jabs. This play fighting grew to friendship which came with heavy flirting during class (and the hallways when we got kicked out :D ). 1/2 a years later....after asking me out three times, We began to date and we've been together ever since!

             ENGAGEMENT RING                           MY WEDDING BAND                        RYANS RING

We knew from the beginning that we only had what our parents would give us. This turned out to be 10,000 and we were pretty excited about it! 10,000 where I am from can get you a pretty good wedding.....but trust me this still wasnt an easy task!

How we saved money:

1. We kept it to the basics! We made a detailed budget list and then had a wish list pile with things that we could live without but would love to have. In the end we didn't get too have too many things on our wish list like the party bus or the uplighting bc we decided that having a better honeymoon would be more important to us in the long run.
2. We also kept out guest list minimal. We ended up having 160 guests and at least 140 of them were family!
3. I didn't go overboard with spending for my look: Before I went dress shopping I set a budget and didnt even bother to try on anything over my price. I got my shoes for 30 on sale, my veil for 20, and my hair flower for 7. My earnings and bracelet came to 30 dollars TOGETHER.
4. I got friends to do my hair and makeup and they both only charged me 10 DOLLARS :)
5. I downsized the amount of flowers in my bouquet and added more greenery to make it cost less ( only 65 dollars) and ended up loving it more.
6. I picked flowers for the bridesmaids that only cost $1 a stem
7. We did the ceremony in Ryan's church and got it for FREE
8. We were able to run our own bar at the reception and make our own wine
9. We didnt use any packaging for our favours and saved $1.00 a peice on them
10. I had won a cake at a bridal show
11. We searched and searched for the best price vendors around :)

We DIYed EVERYTHING!

All the ceremony and reception decor was done by yours truely, as well as favours, menus, invitations and countless other touches. This saved us soooo much in the long run! We also saved by using some of the ceremony decor in the reception. The ceremony trees were used at the reception on either side of the head table. All the flowers we used in decorations were silk which was a huge save since we went with orchids! The only real flowers were the bouquets! The bout's I had DIYed myself and were only $1 a peice! We had family help out a lot as well. Ryan's uncle was our pastor, and we used decorations from my sisters to help our costs.

Our wedding is set for August 8th, 2009 where 200 of our family and closets friends will attend our wedding~! No theme...But our colours are BROWN, GREEN, AND BLUE.

The Dress:

Mori Lee Blue Collection: 4202 Luxe Taffeta and Lace

The Shoes:

From Le Chateau

Jewerly:

Veil:

Esty seller MarlaJDesigns

Garter

Present from my bridesmaid

WEDDING DAY:

PLANNING:

He will be wearing...

Calvin Klein Michigan In Black Shadow Stripe.

And the Palermo in White by Cardi Collection.

 I am going to DIY bout's to look like these.

 WEDDING DAY

A girl that I grew up with did my hair for the wedding. I had my hair coloured th monday before with some highlights. Using the picutres above she ending up creating a style very simular which I adored. The end result on the wedding day was goregous and I absolutely loved it! My makeup was done by my friend. She blessed me with an awesome price and did an amazing job giving me the smokey eye that I was looking for! :)

Makeup:

I really like the smokey eyed looked some in definately going to go with that.

I also have my hair half up and curly for speical occasions...so im going to go for something different and do the low pony. I think this will look really good with my veil as well:

Some Favs:

TRIAL HAIR:

My bouquet:

We went to the local sobeys for our flowers.

                                                       & nbsp;                                   

Wedding Day:

The guys

Im thinking something like these...

THE WEDDING DAY:

WEDDING DAY LOOK:

The final look! We ended up arranging the girls bouquets the morning of the wedding.

Dress:

Alfred Angelo: Style 6453

The girls will all be wearing this dress in espresso brown.

The two MOH's will be wearing a blue sash instead of the green. $180.00

                                       &nbs p;                                         & nbsp;     And their choice of gold shoes:

Jewerly:

 to be added :)

Flowers:

I wanted something diffferent from my girls and when i saw these flower i knew i had to have them! The girls will be holding a bouquet of seven white spider mums. $7.00 each

WEDDING DAY:

WEDDING DAY:

Planning:

They will be wearing the same style as DH.... Calvin Klein Michigan in Black Shadow Stripe.  $90.00 rental

Their vests will be Palermo in Latte by Cardi Collection. Included in suit rental

 I am going to DIY bout's to look like these.

TEAM BRIDE:

From left: Trista-friend from college, Lena-oldest sister, Rachel-older sister, Jodi-MOH and friend from HS, Gabrielle-MOH and friend from HS, Janelle-Dh's sister, and Mel-friend from college.

TEAM GROOM:

From left:Shawn - Ryan's brother, Scott - The Best man - Friend from hs, Dave - friend from hs, Tye - friend from hs.

The Ceremony will be held at Ryans church... The inside is huge and modern....I'll upload a pic once i find one :)

The Reception is being held at the Copetown Community Centre.

We are planning on having a "Pin Wheel" design for our escort card table with a interesting arrangment in the centre...

 WEDDING DAY:

Tall:

Short:

Trial 1

Trial 2

Trial 3

WEDDING DAY

Make a Wish

As we begin our brand new journey

a brand new Mr. & Mrs.

We could surely use

your advise and wishes.

Share with us your wisdom

about marriage, love & life,

The secret to being a good husband

or top-notch first-rate wife.

Jot down a memory

a reminder of our day.

A doodle or picture will do

if you don't know what to say.

Please don't forget, it would be such a shame

Don't hang your wish on our tree,

without signing your name.

The greatest gift of all

is the gift of your advice.

Wedding Day:

Poem

Drink Menu

 Personlized Napkins  

   They read "It's happy hour somewhere".

Drink Tickets

 LOVE all of these ideas!!

DEF doing these for the kiddies :) 

Wedding Day:

THE YUMMY:

 THE STAND:

 We are going to DIY this.

Actual:

Inspiration

Mine

We are going to be using either real orchids or spider mums as the flower.....wrap it in a chocolate brown ribbon and then "sweep" the tulle inbetween the chairs....this will go on everyother chair.

WEDDING DAY:

We recited these vows to eachother:

From this day on, I choose you; Ryan, to be my husband. To live with you and laugh with you; to stand by your side, and sleep in your arms; to be joy to your heart, and food for your soul; to bring out the best in you always, and, for you, to be the most that I can. I promise to laugh with you in good times, to struggle with you in bad; to wipe your tears with my hands; to comfort you with my body; to mirror you with my soul; to share with you all my riches and honors; to play with you as much as I can until we grow old; and, still loving each other sweetly and gladly, until our lives shall come to an end.

Ceremony: Trio (Flute, Cello, Piano)

Processional: Feels Like Home by Chantal Kreviazuk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am7EI5tdaX4

Cord of three strands Ceremony: The trio played and sang this song: Now my Lifesong Sings - Casting Crowns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTcZ9xfFBqQme

Recessional: Its a beautiful Day - U2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6FwEJwwYcQ

Bridal Party entry: I've got a feeling - Black Eyed Peas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huAPHcCjL5Y

First Dance: Amazed - Lonestar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJyJwbAa1i8

Cake Cutting: Sugar, Sugar - The Archies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BORbFsNjGAk

Garter Toss: She's my Cherry Pie - Warrant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48odQVIZKjI

Bouqet Toss: All the Single Ladies - Beyonce

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mVEGfH4s5g

Last dance:  Come away with me - Norah Jones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1ktAkH6C-w

6am Get up

7am Arrive at the hall to setup

11am return home

11:30am start hair and makeup

12 pm pick up flowers

12pm-2:30pm finish getting ready and assemble bridesmaid bouqets

3 pm Arrive at The church and start ceremony

4:30pm ceremony over. Take Formal shots

5:00ish arrive at photo location and take pictures

5:15/5:30pm Bar opens

5:45/6:00pm pictures over, head to reception site.

6:25 Dinner served

6:45 Welcome

7:00-8:00- games and speeches

8:00 Cake Cutting

8:10 First Dance

8:30 Bouquet Toss/Garter Toss

9:00 Dance Floor opens

9:00 Photographer Leaves

11:30 Last dance/Bar Closes/Sparkler Farewell

Our Menu:

Salad:

 Garden Salad with Vingerette dressing

Entree:

 Chicken Parmasean with oven roasted baked potatoes, side of carrots and bean medley, and warm homemade buns.

Dessert:

 Fresh strawberry triffle

 Cherry cheescake

Wedding Cake

Some Ideas we like:

My DIY:

Processional - Trio is playing during this. 

 Seating of Grandparents 

Seating of Parents

 Bridal Processional  “Feels Like Home to Me”

 Declaration of Purpose

     We have come together before the face of God to join Ryan and Heather in marriage. We seek to honor the will of God for marriage, the concern of the Christian church for its well-being, and the interest of the state in the orderly development of society.

 Invocation

     God, our Father, we praise you for making and redeeming us to live together in love. We thank you for the love and trust which bring Ryan and Heather to this their marriage day. Favor them with the honor of your presence at their wedding. Unite them by your Spirit so that together they may reflect the love of Christ for his church. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 Parting from Parents

     Today Ryan and Heather leave their parents to establish a new home.

     Do you, Deb and Randy, give your blessing to them and promise them your continued love and support?

     Answer: We give them our blessing, and so promise, God helping us.

     Do you, Karen and Will, give your blessing to them and promise them your continued love and support?

     Answer: We give them our blessing, and so promise, God helping us.

 Worship Song(s)

                ‘Come, Now is the Time to Worship’

                ‘In Christ Alone’

 Institution and Meaning of Marriage

     In marriage, as instituted by God, a man and a woman covenant to live together in a lifelong, exclusive partnership of love and fidelity (Gen. 2:18;Matt. 19:5-6). The apostle Paul sees the union of husband and wife as a symbol of the union between Christ and his church (Eph. 5:31-32). If marriage is to be pleasing in the sight of God, those who enter into this covenant of life must share a common commitment to the Lord of life.

     In putting his blessing on a marriage, God intended that it would provide: a context within which husband and wife can help and comfort each other and find companionship; a setting within which we may give loving and tender expression to the desires God gave us; a secure environment within which children may be born and taught

to know and serve the Lord; and a structure that enriches society and contributes to its orderly function.  When these purposes are prayerfully pursued in union with Christ, the kingdom of God is advanced and the blessedness of husband and wife assured.

     In Ephesians 5 the apostle Paul admonishes all Christians to develop a mutual respect and love when he says, "Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ." When he applies this to the marriage relationship, he instructs the wife to be subject to her husband as the church is subject to Christ, its head. He also instructs the husband to pattern his love for his wife after the example of Christ's love for his body, the church. Paul says, "Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord," and "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her." In marriage this requires that the husband and wife serve each other by providing the love, nurture, and faith which

will enrich their lives together and build a Christ-centered home.

     Our sinful and selfish tendency to break down what God has built threatens marriage with tensions, agony, and even with broken bonds. People who marry in the Lord, however, may trust that he will lead them and graciously provide for their needs when they follow the biblical pattern for love. "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails." (1Cor. 13:4-8a).

 Declaration of Intent

Ryan and Heather, now that you have heard God's message concerning marriage, do you agree with it and do you commit yourselves to each other in accordance with it?

     Each answers: I do.

 Bible Passage – to be read by The mother of the groom – Colossians 3:13-17

¹³Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. ¹⁴And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

 ¹⁵Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. ¹⁶Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. ¹⁷And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Message – 8 minutes

Poem – (Captain Corelli’s Mandolin) to be read by the mother of the bride

Love is a temporary madness,
it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides.
And when it subsides you have to make a decision.
You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined together
that it is inconceivable that you should ever part.
Because this is what love is.
Love is not breathlessness,
it is not excitement,
it is not the promulgation of eternal passion.
That is just being "in love" which any fool can do.
Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away,
and this is both an art and a fortunate accident.
Those that truly love, have roots that grow towards each other underground,
and when all the pretty blossom have fallen from their branches,
they find that they are one tree and not two.        

Exchange of Vows

 Exchange of Rings

     Groom: (name), I give you this ring as a symbol of our covenant in Christ.

     Bride: (name), I give you this ring as a symbol of our covenant in Christ.

 Chord of Three Strands

"Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." Solomon wrote these words in Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NIV).

Signing of the Register

 Declaration of Marriage

     As a minister of the church of Christ and by the authority which the province of Ontario has vested in me, I now pronounce you, Ryan and Heather,  husband and wife, in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. "Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate" (Matt. 19:6).

 Presentation of Bible

 Promise of Support [optional]

     Do you who are present here promise to pray for Ryan and Heather and support them as times and circumstances may require?

     People: We do, God helping us.

 Prayer Following a Marriage Ceremony -

 Introduction of Couple

Reccesional

Recieving Line

We opted to do the Cord of Three Strands Ceremony:

The cord of three strands symbolizes the joining of one man, one woman, and God into a marriage relationship. Marriage takes three; you, your soon to be spouse, and God. It was God who taught us to love. By keeping Him at the center of your marriage, His love will continue to bind you together as one throughout your marriage.

The cord of three strands ceremony is a great addition to a traditional wedding ceremony. It adds a truly unique element to your ceremony that friends and family will remember. It can also serve as a substitute for the unity candle. This is useful for situations where candles may not be used, or may be difficult. The Cord of Three Strands works well as a substitute in outside weddings.

At some point in the wedding ceremony, the bride and groom braid the Cord of Three Strands together. The groom holds a small metal ring with three attached strands. The bride then braids the strands together, symbolizing the union of God, husband and wife. The colors of the cords is significant.

• Gold Strand - Represents God at the center of the Marriage
  
  The Lord Jesus has been invited to the position of authority i

   

  n this marriage relationship.

"Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." Solomon wrote these words in Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NIV).

We opted to go with something more personal for this classic game. For those that don't know this is how the game usually pans out:

Classic Bells:

Small bells can be purchased in bulk or larger bells can be used. Traditionally, these are placed on the tables and through the reception the guests ring the bells. To spice it up, the more bells that ring at the same time the bigger the kiss is. If someone can get everyone to ring all the bells at once watch out! You may want to make up little instruction cards that say, "Ring the bell for a kiss."

OR

Copy Kiss:

This is a simple idea that can get pretty interesting. The person or couple that wants to make the bride and groom kiss has to kiss someone first! Then the bride and groom have to try to copy their kiss.

This is what we did:

Both my Oma and Ryans Opa suffer from Parkinsons diasease. They both were unable to attend the wedding so we want to do something special to reconize them. My sister made a "donation kissing box" and we had our MC announce at the begininng of the reception that this was our kissing game.

People had to come up to the front and donate money into the box. The bigger the donation the bigger and LONGER the kiss!!

Everyone loved the idea and we got so many compliments. My opa came up to the head table in tears in the middle of the reception and told us that it was soo sweet of us to rememeber Oma and that he was very thankful :)

<<--- A picture of my Opa taking the box home at the end of the night

To make a donation please click below:

http://www.parkinson.org/Page.aspx?pid=279

Ceremony Venue: Meadowlands Christian Reformed Church

This is Ryans family church. We were blessed enough tobe able to use the church for FREE because Ryan is a member. We orignally wanted a small old stone church in the country and we ended up with a big new modern church in the city. It is a goregous church and we were really happy to have our ceremony there. 

Price: FREE

Reception: Copetown Community Center

We had the hardest time finding a reception venue. We looked for MONTHS and couldnt find anything we liked in our budget or that was available on the dates we wanted. We ended up going with this venue bc it was in a central locations for all of our guests, close to the ceremony venue and was clean and modern. We decided that going with a modern ceremony we should keep the theme with the reception. I ended up loving this because it was so simple inside I didnt have to worry about my decorations clashing with anything! The coordinator was hard to get a hold of but when we did he was helpful. The scenery around the venue was also beautiful...country feilds :)

Price: 1150 hall rental (includes two bartenders for the night) 

Caterer: Marthas Catering

We got this vendor from my sister who used them at her wedding in May. Their service was great, everyone was well dressed and welcoming. The food was amazing and you could get seconds of anything with no extra cost! She also came with all the white table linens and white cloth napkins!

Price: For family style we paid 15.50 per person :)

Photographer: BoxPhotography

We loved our photographer! She was sooo nice and was very professional. She took all my suggestions and had a lot of her own and we got some awesome pictures!

Price: $750

Videographer: BoxPhotography

She included FREE videography!

Cake: The Sugar House

I had gone to a wedding show early on in our engagement and ended up winning a $200 off gift certificate from the sugar house! She is really nice and easy to get a hold of. She was able to match our orchids to the ones we used in the wedding perfectly and the cake tatsed AMAZING!!

Price: With $200 off it came to 290.00

DJ: Carmen Shaver

I found our DJ online and deicded to book him based on his good price. I guess I should have been more through with my seach but I was fed up with planning at this time and just booked him lol. Well he turned out to be awesome! He was suppppper friendly and played the BEST mix of music! I had SO many people tell me he was the best DJ they had ever heard and he kept the paty going after we left :D

Price: $ 475.00 including tax for the reception

Trio: Ryan's Aunt and cousins on piano, flute and cleo

Officiant: Ryan's Uncle - Pastor John

Dress: Mori Lee

AAHHH LOVED MY DRESS!! (enough said)

price: $ 780.00

Veil: Esty Seller MarlaJDesigns

I loved my veil, it was exactly what I wanted!

Price: $20.00

Shoes: Le Chateau

Earings: Le Chateau

Bracelet: Claires

Hair Peice: Ardene

Bridesmaid Dresses: Alfred Angelo: Style 6453

We ordered from this company because I loved the style of the dress and they had great colour options. 5 of the 7 dresses came out great, one came wrinkled and one came with a crooked sash :(

Price: $180.00 per dress

Bridesmaid Jewelry: Ardene

Hair: Jessica Smith (Friend)

Makeup: Amanda Jones (Friend)

Flowers: Sobeys!!

Yep, we got our bouquets from Sobeys. I LOVED them!! She matched my inspiration picture perfectly and the price was right!

Price: My Bouquet--$65.00 Bridesmaid Bouquets - $ 7.00 each 

Suits: Moores

Get selections, professional buisness and great outcome!

Price: $90.00 per suit rental.

Inspiration

Mine (we will have white napkins)

I made this for my sisters wedding in May. She had a beach theme.

Inspiration

Mine

Non Pro Picture

We want to go with something like this:

Non Pro Pic

CONTENTS:

• Breath mints and breath strips
• Mouth wash (scope)
• Individually wrapped toothpicks
• Small Band-aids
• Tums
• Safety pins
• Advil
• Pocket-packs of tissues
• hand sanitizer
• Shout wipes
• A few new AA batteries
• A small pair of scissors
• Floss
• Deodorant in aerosol can
• Static Guard
• Nail files/ Emery boards
• Nail Clippers
• Clear nail polish
• Cough drops
• Chapstick
• Small first aid kid
• Pens
• Notepads
• Air freshener
• Lint brush
• Unscented hand lotion (Johnson & Johnson)
• Q-tips
• Hair brush
• Comb
• Small sewing kit (with scissors)
• Gum
• Lighter
• Hair spray
• Bobby pins
• Variety pack tampons
• Regular size pads
• Elastic hair ties
• Facial Blotting paper

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I created a simple initial logo on Photoshop for us to use in several aspects of our wedding.  

We used our monogram on our...

Favours:

Tears of Joy:

Invites:

And Water bottles:

Inspiration:

My DIY:

My DIY Mockup:

I found these packages of plain invites for $5.00 for a box of 25 invitations. They weren't what we had wanted but they were a STEAL so I couldnt pass them up.

I wanted to jazz them up so I decided to use a belly band and a monogram in our wedding colours....this is what I came up with.  

Finished Product:

 To come!

Inspiration:

My DIY:

Inspiration:

My DIY Mockup: 

WEDDING DAY:

I had my sister be the "Games Cordinator" She planned:

1. A ballon popping game....where we had to race to pop balloons using only our feet!

Inside were slips of paper with our "new vows" that we had to read to everyone. Some included....i will do the dishes one per month and funny stuff like that!

2. We did the shoe game but had our maid of honours and best man join and give their opionion on what the answers would be!....it was a really funny twist :)

3. We played a game where four couples came to the centre of the room, Rachel would then call out "I need a blue sock!" and they would dash to get them from the auidence and the last couple remaining won! It was a really good way to get the crowd involved.

4. We also played a game with other couples where we had to try and pop a ballon using our bodies but no hands or feet! (we used our butts to squish it!)

YES it sounds like alot of games but we played them inbetween speaches to break it up a bit~

At rachel's wedding she had some really fun games as well.

5. She had a buffet and a person from each table came to the cente with their chairs. These people played musical chairs and the winners table got to go up first!

6. They played a game where there was a board covered with sticky notes with kisses on them! Ayron (the groom) had to try and pick which lips where his bride. but if he picked wrong he had to kiss the person whose name was on the back of the note! The names were peolpe that were at the wedding and he ended up having to his his mom, best man and my opa!

7. The bride had to play a game to find her groom. about 6 guys from the auidence along with ayron had to line up at the front. The bride had to walk to each one blindfolded and try to find her husband by touching their faces. she had to kiss the one she believed to be her hubby! Thankfully she got it right! :)

8.  The groom had to do a simular game as the one above but this time he had to determine his bride by feeling girls feet and ankles :)

We are planning on doing this!

WEDDING DAY:

Occidental Royal Hideaway Ensenachos

CUBA!!

 <<<----- Get a peice of large bristal board and hand write a thank-you on the front. Having it hand-written is very personal. 

<<--- Make two signs and each hold a half.

Our DIY: